The Inclusion of Financial Services in EU Free Trade and Association Agreements: Effects on Money Laundering, Tax Evasion and Avoidance Loannides, I. Tax Evasion and Avoidance, Money Laundering, Trade This Ex-Post Impact Assessment, prepared at the request of the Committee on International Trade (INTA), addresses the implementation and effects of the inclusion of financial services in existing EU free trade and association agreements (FTAs) and, in particular, their impact on money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance. It examines the effects of the ‘Panama Papers’ leaks, assesses the consequences of tax evasion and money laundering and their link to trade in Africa, and evaluates the implementation of the EU-Central America Association Agreement. Finally, it provides a synthesis of the key findings and recommendations presented in the annexed study. London European Parliamentary Research Services 2016 2016 Text 275p. iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/The inclusion of financial.pdf